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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW 3-SERIESs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:77.83%
(The average a diesel BMW 3-SERIES year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:297,713 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10271
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3832
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3508
Registration plate issues3092
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2992
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2956
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2908
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2731
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2109
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1756
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1553
Windscreen washer not working 1317
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|963
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|932
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|843
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))815
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))768
Brakes imbalanced across an axle749
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))738
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))672
Registration plate lamp issues654
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||581
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||575
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||560
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))559
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))550
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))549
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))540
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|536
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))518
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|504
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))503
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))502
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))498
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))498
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))496
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))493
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))490
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))468
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|466
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))460
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|458
Windscreen has damage452
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort452
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|435
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|433
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))406
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))400
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|394
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|379
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))376
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))374
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|374
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))367
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))366
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))366
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened328
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|323
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|321
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|314
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened309
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|299
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))288
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|285
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|285
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|280
Brake pipe excessively corroded275
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))266
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|254
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))238
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|227
Rear brake binding226
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))219
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))216
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|210
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|207
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))207

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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